Certain games - specifically heavy multiplayer titles like Call of Duty, Fortnite, or Apex Legends - are all notorious for being more punishing if you play with a bad NAT type. While most players likely know that having a 'bad NAT type' is not great for gaming, a lot of players still might not know just how tricky NAT types can be. Games like Call of Duty and Fortnite are notorious for being a bit harsher depending on your NAT type, and just recently, Warframe wouldn't let me play until I made the double NAT issues disappear. While you might not think your NAT type is as important as internet speed, you'd be mistaken. In my case, I used this method and managed to relieve the double NAT caused by using Google Wi-Fi with an ISP router that can't be put into modem-only mode.

So be sure to see what your results change to when done. You'll find three types of NAT on the PlayStation 4: 1 being open, 2 being moderate, and 3 being strict. Now give everything a reboot to make sure it's all appropriately kick-started, and you should see an improvement in your NAT type.įollow the first three steps above to check it out.